...Why English is important IF YOU are currently learning English in a school, college or institute of further education, you join approximately one billion other people around the world who are engaged in the same pursuit. However, as you try to memorise proper grammar, and try to avoid the mistakes common to most students of English, you may wonder why you are learning the language in the first place. So, why is English important? After Mandarin, English is spoken by more people than any other language, and is the native language of more than 350 million people. More people speak English than those who speak the Arabic and French languages combined. Moreover, English is the international language of diplomacy, business, science, technology, banking, computing, medicine, aviation, UN & NATO armed forces, engineering, tourism, Hollywood films and arguably the best pop and rock music in the world. English has plenty of words to choose from. In fact, an English speaker is offered the biggest vocabulary of any language with a choice of 500,000 to 1,000,000 words (including technical and scientific terms). But don’t panic, most English speakers do very well with a vocabulary of around 20,000 words. English can be fun too. For instance, the music of such stars as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson and Madonna has encouraged fans to speak the language of their idols, whilst others have enrolled in English classes to improve their understanding...
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...Why is English the international language? The fact that English is now the main international language is indisputable. In all aspects of international life – trade, science, diplomacy, education and travel – the common language is English and has been for decades. There are two main reasons why English is the current lingua franca; political history and economics. First, one of the main reasons why English is the international language in the world today is the fact that Britain was the global superpower in the nineteenth century and America is the global superpower in the twentieth and twenty-first. For example, these two English-speaking countries were the most important countries in terms of the military and trade. By conquering and colonising so much of the world, their customs, culture and way of life became common in those parts of the world. This is why so many ex-British colonies now have English as the national language, with many of their people speaking English as a first language. Second, a further reason for the spread and of English is economics. By being the global political and military superpower, these two countries also became the leading trading nations and many countries and territories needed to learn English in order to trade with them. The USA is currently a major trading partner with almost every other country on the planet due to the size of the consumer economy. This explains why in many countries, English is...
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...Why English is important IF YOU are currently learning English in a school, college or institute of further education, you join approximately one billion other people around the world who are engaged in the same pursuit. However, as you try to memorise proper grammar, and try to avoid the mistakes common to most students of English, you may wonder why you are learning the language in the first place. So, why is English important? After Mandarin, English is spoken by more people than any other language, and is the native language of more than 350 million people. More people speak English than those who speak the Arabic and French languages combined. Moreover, English is the international language of diplomacy, business, science, technology, banking, computing, medicine, aviation, UN & NATO armed forces, engineering, tourism, Hollywood films and arguably the best pop and rock music in the world. English has plenty of words to choose from. In fact, an English speaker is offered the biggest vocabulary of any language with a choice of 500,000 to 1,000,000 words (including technical and scientific terms). But don’t panic, most English speakers do very well with a vocabulary of around 20,000 words. English can be fun too. For instance, the music of such stars as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson and Madonna has encouraged fans to speak the language of their idols, whilst others have enrolled in English classes to improve their understanding...
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...PERCEPTION OF CSU STUDENTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGLISH ONLY POLICY IN ENGLISH CLASS A Research Paper Submitted to Ms. Vanessa Natulla A Faculty of College of Arts and Social Sciences Caraga State University Ampayon, Butuan City In partial fulfillment of the course requirement in English 2 (Writing in the Discipline) Second Semester, A.Y. 2014-2015 By Horlic Mae Masocol Airene Faye Anoda Ronie Casinginan Melody Antonida (Section B2, MTh 9:00-10:30AM) March 2015 I. Introduction A. Rationale English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language). It may not be the most spoken language in the world but is it the official language in a large number of countries. English is the most dominant business language and it has become almost the necessity for people to speak English if they are to enter the world of business where communication is most often conducted in English. Of course not just business in alone, many books, top films, music and also in the internet are produced and published in English. To date, English will have more importance; let it be in Trade and Industry, Tourism, Politics, Jobs, Travels and most especially in Education. Knowing English will allow you to access huge amount of information needed which may not be otherwise available. Basically, the world needs a global language and that particularly in a...
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...School Students’ oral English Interest Abstract With the opening-up of China, English teaching has been getting more and more attention, especially since Beijing won the bid to hold the 2008 Olympic Games，the economy and society developed quickly in China and different cultures have come into contact more and more, there is no denying that English will play an important role in communication. As a result, English teaching and reform are coming to a turning point, how to improve students' spoken English is the core issue of students and teachers. Students are more and more eager to learn English well especially the oral English, but a lot of difficulties and barriers in the way. Therefore, how to stimulate middle school students' oral English interest becomes more and more important. In this paper, the author pays attention to studying the present situation of Middle school students Oral English study, and propose some personnel but effective strategies to stimulate students’ oral English skills. Key words：Oral English, interests, communication. Table of Contents Abstract…………………………..........................….............................................……….ii Table of Contents…………………………………………………………........…………iii Outline…………………………………………………………………………………… v 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………… 1 2. The Significant Value of Oral English………………………………………………… 2 2.1 English is the most widely used languages…………………………………………. 2 2.2 Oral English Skills is the Necessary...
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...Standard English In Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a “Pure” Standard English, John McWhorter does just that. He aims to help the public understand those ideas that until now have only been studied by linguists so that their distorted perception of language may be altered. He divides the book into three main sections, going from a general description of basic principles, to specific examples of how these principles apply to everyday language, with an introduction that paints a clear picture of why this book is an important read. With slyly injected humor, McWhorter is able to take difficult linguistic concepts and present them in a way that provides a delightful read for all audiences. Part one centers on one specific idea: that language change is not decay. McWhorter spends many pages trying to convince the reader that changes in language are natural and an expected part of the history of every language in the world. He uses specific examples from English so that even someone with no background in linguistics can understand the points he is trying to get across. He delves a little bit into history to show how and why different dialects arise, and why there is no such thing as a “bad grammar.” McWhorter then goes on to explain how languages mix together and how this also brings about change. He tries to illustrate how modern Standard English came to be what it is from a mixture of many languages over time, and is successful at convincing the reader that English is not...
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...plays and important role in human life. Out of all the languages in the world, English is considered as the international language. There are some reasons why English is so important and many people attempt to learn it Sri Lanka is a developing country and everyone has to learn English because today everything seems to be English. When we consider about education in Sri Lanka, children are forced to learn English starting at preschool in order to make their English better. English is added as a compulsory subject in O Level examination and in A Level examination in SL. Sri Lankan universities are conducting almost all the studies through English medium. After completing a university degree it's time to take up a professional course and of course those professional courses are in English medium. So I think you have to have a very good knowledge of English to be educated and to shine in the society. The next fact I'm sharing with you is finding a job in this competitive society. Every boss is looking for qualified, talented, smart and confident employees. For example if you apply for a high class job and when you go for the interview, do you know what kind of employees are going to be hired up? Why English is so important to find a job? because we already know that people deal with others in English language especially in the business world, scientific world and other. So what my point here is that you can't get a pretty good job or a promotion without knowing proper English. How...
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...of foreign language learning in Britain. In the first text, “why do we continue to isolate ourselves by only speaking English?” Will Hutton clarity how he think it´s important for the individual person and the English people to learn more than the language, which are their native language. He talk about how it´s important to speak a foreign language, especially to save the Britain´s future economic. By comparing England and America where he see same “xenophobia” culture, he indicate why American can have their attitude to foreign language while they can´t, like it´s saying in the text. In addition will Hutton see this as a lost interest in other countries from the youth, he discuss how that fact establish this unwillingness. The second text by David Hughes “Do we really need foreign language skills to flourish?” David Hughes thinks that the fluency in foreign language is a benefit for anyone, but he doesn´t see the importance in that, when the rest of the world is learning English. When David Hughes went to the Far East, he heard English spoken everywhere, and as he wrote it in the text. The third text by Susan Purcell “Saying Britons ´don’t do´ languages is a fallacy” explain why the discussion about the English language skills is far more nuances. Susan Purcell is comparing the text to the EU-countries with England. She is talking about how the other European Union countries compare their language and how English is the mandatory first foreign language in 13 of the EU´s member...
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...the audience “several years ago, I helped to establish U.S. English, a Washington D.C.- based public interest group that seeks an amendment to the U.S. constitution declaring English our official language…” (paragraph 3). S.I. also specifies about his own experience of being a Japanese immigrant and knowing the important that learning English is. He mentions “I am keenly aware of the things that blind us as Americans…” (paragraph 4). Also, S.I. states “As a former U.S. senator from California…” (paragraph 17) The usage of his experiences, explaining to the audience the interest group, and referring to his previous senator position gives S.I. his credibility. Ethos are particularly important when writing about this subject because if S.I. didn’t have credibility no one wouldn’t consider his point of view. Having credibility is about the subject connects the audience to the author and gives the reader a sense of understanding. 2. S.I starts his argument by relating back to to World War II when immigrants had trouble interacting with English speakers. He then follows up with his argument about making English the official language and why English should be. Also, tells the problem of why students aren’t learning English. Then continues with alternatives to the problem of students not learning English and how to help with non-English- speakers. S.I.’s unstated assumptions are that if America doesn't make English the official language there will be chaos in America and other...
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...have and give reasons for your choices. Which of these qualities do you consider to be more important, and why? 1. Ability to easily pass the knowledge onto the students; 2. Capacity of turning the more complicated topics into easy-to-understand topics and delivering them that way; 3. Good knowledge of the subject; 4. Adaptability to each student’s level; 5. Knowing when to “push” on some task or when to help the students throughout the task they might have. I consider that the most important quality is the knowledge that the teacher has, followed closely by the capacity of delivering that knowledge in an easy-to-comprehend manner, adapted to the level of the student or group. I consider these to be the basic requirements that should be a must for the teacher – the rest of the requirements (/qualities) are a consequence of the way of being as person, or the schooling environment, as well as the culture of the students, willingness to study, capacity of staying focused, life experience, age, aso. Task 2 – State what you consider to be the five most important roles of a teacher. Describe each role and say why you think it is important. 1. Tutor; 2. Resource or facilitator; 3. Prompter; 4. Assessor; 5. Manager (and also controller on the same rank of importance). 1. Tutor: in my opinion, the tutor characteristic of a teacher is outstanding in front of the others roles. Why? Because it requires delivering the information while having a more personal approach than...
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...Can English be Dethroned? How many languages do you speak? Is English your second language? Most people would agree that English is the current lingua franca of the world, which is the most commonly used language. And as global economy continues to grow, more than ever before will be studying English. Some others believe that English will eventually be replaced to be the world’s lingua franca. Even though some people oppose the future status of English as a global language, I believe that they are wrong because they do not see the advantages that English has. English is the language that you cannot ignore in our world today. It is considered like a link to connect people from everywhere in business, education and communication. The English language is and will be important in a global society. People need it in their life all around the world because they need a common language. This is the main reason why English is the most widely spoken and the most commonly studied language in the world. First of all, some people do not accept English as a main language, on the contrary, they have a strong ambition to change it because they think if they adopt English as a global language, there would be some people who may stop using less their native languages. In contrast, I believe those people should not react in that way, they should see the advantages of English as a global language instead of the disadvantages. Also, people who have English as a second language do not use it for...
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...and spoken methods of combining words to create meaning used by a particular group of people. There are so many languages used in the world. Out of the many languages in the world, English language plays a significant role in the day to day lives of the people. Do you think English is a global linking language? If I were to answer this question I’d say yes. Maybe your answer might differ from mine. "English is without a doubt the actual universal language" said Carlos Carrion Torres of Brazil. What so ever let us see why I believe that English is a global linking language. English language is known to be a global language. But what exactly is a global language? Global language is the language spoken internationally that many people learn as a second language. There are so many languages in the world but out of those many languages English language is considered to be a language that links the world together. In my point of view I believe that English language holds the world together. Today in the competitive world everything is done in English. If you know your English very well it will be very easy for you to face the competitive world. Nowadays people tend to learn English language mostly because it is the internationally spoken language which many people can understand. In most countries English is considered to be their second...
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...Questionnaire about English learning needs 2002.10/15 Tutor：程晓堂 Group members: 陆敏、林松、刘晓平、梁源 Subjects: five Chinese majored post-graduate students Age: about 35 Sex: female Read following questions and choose your answers after thinking them over. If necessary, you can give your own answers. |questions |numbers |numbers |numbers | | |of Yes |of No |of Partly | |1.You learn English compulsorily. |1 |1 |3 | |2.If you learn English well, you will be promoted, |0 |2 |3 | |have a better job or get a higher salary. | | | | |3.Learning English is a waste of time because you |3 |1 |1 | |will never use it in future. | | | | |4.You learn English just because you are interested |1 |2 |2 | |in it or in the culture of English-speaking world. | | | | |5.Your English knowledge is acquired mainly from your|0 |2 |3 | |English teachers at school. | ...
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... ENGLISH AND ME When the climates change everyone should be affected either positively or negatively. For example, we are in fall semester. A couple of people are expected to wear totally different from summer clothes. I was speaking other languages such as Swahili, Kiruliiru, Kibembe, Kirundi, some of Lingala and French back home in Africa. But as I moved from there to the United States I have to study English Languages. I’m learning English because I have changed the continent, country and the community. Learning English is meaningful, helpful or valuable and makes things easier. So, am going to say about my English studying and its element of why or why not I can’t stay in the USA without learning it. I am studying English to improve my knowledge and have better communication. Also English is something to be done by me because I have changed the continent, country and the community. For instance, in my country Congo, I could live without speaking English as Swahili, Kifuliiru my mother language, French and Lingala are the most languages spoken in the enterer country. I am good speaker when it comes to speak in those languages. But in the USA, the most language spoken is English. I hope learning English will result to the help of myself to achieve my goal to become a good speaker and interacting with other people; this is why I am taking English classes for my better future. I am not reluctant English student. Why? The...
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.......... D. SCIENTIFIC ASSIGNMENT............................................................ TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Part 1: Introduction Rationale Aims and objectives Scope of the study Research questions Methods of the study Part 2: Development Chaper 1: Theoretical Background 1.Wh- questions in English . 2.1 What is a Wh- question?. 2.2 The semantic and pragmatic approach to English Wh-questions . Chapter 2: A contrastive analysis of the English and Vietnamese Wh-questions 1. A contrastive analysis of Wh- questions in English and Vietnamese equivalents. 1.1 Introduction . 1.2 Structures. . Chapter 3: Common errors made by HOU students in using English Wh- questions and suggested solutions 1. Introduction . 2. Research background and Methodology 2.1 The subjects 2.2 Instrument . 2.3 Procedures . 2.4 Findings . 3. Some suggestions to correct common errors . Part 3. Conclusion 1. Summary of the findings . 2. Implication for teaching and learning . 3. Suggestion for further studies. Appendix 1: Questionnaire. II.SCIENTIFIC NOTE Faculty of English, Hanoi Open University 11st,April,2016 NOTICE Scientific research presentations On the occasion annual scientific meeting, the school has decided organize scientific research presentations...
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